Recent developments in sorbent coatings and chemical detectors at the Naval Research Laboratory for explosives and chemical agents

Eric J. Houser; Robert Andrew McGill; Viet K. Nguyen; Russell Chung; David W. Weir

doi:10.1117/12.396278

22 August 2000 Recent developments in sorbent coatings and chemical detectors at the Naval Research Laboratory for explosives and chemical agents

Eric J. Houser, Robert Andrew McGill, Viet K. Nguyen, Russell Chung, David W. Weir

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Proceedings Volume 4038, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets V; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396278
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

New chemiselective polymers have been developed to enhance the nitroaromatic sorption properties of coated acoustic wave (AW) devices. The sensitivity and selectivity of polymer-based sensors depends on several factors including the chemiselective coating used, the physical properties of the vapor(s) of interest, the selected transducer, and the operating conditions. Detection limits with the coated SAW sensors, tested under laboratory conditions, are determined to be < 100 parts per trillion for 2,4-dinitrotoluene. A new SAW based chemical vapor detector the NRL p-CAD has been developed with dramatically improved signal kinetics offering T⁹⁵ response times of less than 0.1 second for a wide range of organic compounds including the nerve agent simulant and agent precursor material dimethylmethylphosphonate. In addition, the NRL p-CAD system offers a rapid 2s baseline reset virtually eliminating baseline drift issues associated with changes in temperature and relative humidity. The p-CAD system has been successfully tested in both ground and unmanned aerial vehicle testing.

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Eric J. Houser, Robert Andrew McGill, Viet K. Nguyen, Russell Chung, and David W. Weir "Recent developments in sorbent coatings and chemical detectors at the Naval Research Laboratory for explosives and chemical agents", Proc. SPIE 4038, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets V, (22 August 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.396278

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